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'''Islandshire''' is an area comprising [[Lindisfarne]] (or Holy Island), and five parishes on the mainland of [[Northumberland]]. | '''Islandshire''' is an area comprising [[Lindisfarne]] (or Holy Island), and five parishes on the mainland of [[Northumberland]]. | ||
Islandshire though contained wholly within the borders and coast of Northumberland | Islandshire though contained wholly within the borders and coast of Northumberland is historically an exclave of the County Palatine of [[County Durham|Durham]]. Indeed, the southern boundary of Islandshire is a stream by the name of "County Burn". | ||
The name of Islandshire remained in use not only for the Ward | The area was ruled by the [[Diocese of Durham|Bishops of Durham]] until their authority was transferred to the Crown in 1836. Following the passing of The Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, it was thereafter treated as a Hundred (or Ward) of Northumberland. | ||
The name of Islandshire remained in use not only for the Ward but to lend a name to an administrative district council for 80 years from 1894, known as part of the ''Norham and Islandshires Rural District'', which encompassed another old Durham liberty; [[Norhamshire]]. | |||
The historic parishes of Islandshire are: | The historic parishes of Islandshire are: | ||
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*[[Kyloe]] | *[[Kyloe]] | ||
*[[Tweedmouth]] | *[[Tweedmouth]] | ||
[[Category:Pseudo-shires]] | [[Category:Pseudo-shires]] | ||
[[Category:Wards of Northumberland]] | [[Category:Wards of Northumberland]] | ||
[[Category:County Durham]] | [[Category:County Durham]] | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 4 June 2014
Islandshire is an area comprising Lindisfarne (or Holy Island), and five parishes on the mainland of Northumberland.
Islandshire though contained wholly within the borders and coast of Northumberland is historically an exclave of the County Palatine of Durham. Indeed, the southern boundary of Islandshire is a stream by the name of "County Burn".
The area was ruled by the Bishops of Durham until their authority was transferred to the Crown in 1836. Following the passing of The Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, it was thereafter treated as a Hundred (or Ward) of Northumberland.
The name of Islandshire remained in use not only for the Ward but to lend a name to an administrative district council for 80 years from 1894, known as part of the Norham and Islandshires Rural District, which encompassed another old Durham liberty; Norhamshire.
The historic parishes of Islandshire are: